61,9°
Distillery : Glen Scotia - Campbeltown
1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel
Independent Bottling
By The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Although launched in 1983, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, a trading
company founded by Pip Hills, did not make a bottling of Glen Scotia
until 1991. But after that they caught up well, since they are currently around the 201st. That's an average of 9 bottlings a year, not bad guys.
This one is the 181st, and nothing particularly original, 9 years old, aged
in a first fill Bourbon cask. 219 bottles were filled.
Let's Taste It :
Mineral and woody. The Bourbon leaves its mark, vanilla and honey. It's
floral and herbaceous, zucchini flower, primrose. White plum, mirabelle. Banana Frecinette. Then it becomes more ethereal. With a
few drops of water, the lemon comes out. Finally, I smell cereals, hay
and young beam. Very citrusy on the palate, on grapefruit, lychee,
kumquat, the spices are powerful, cumin, chilli. Green olives. The finish
is long and explosive, cola, tall grass, wood leaves. Hazelnut, dry earth.
In Short,
A very good whisky, very friendly and pleasant. It has character, but it
is not at all aggressive, it is easily drunk on the contrary. There aren't so many exotic fruits, it's more on honey and vanilla. When it came out, the price was really interesting (knowing that you have to
contribute as a member to buy it), but on the secondary market it is
obviously more expensive.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Antytila - Bakhmut Fortress
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